John Govan

Mr. Govan was promoted to the position of Head of EMEA in March 2021. He previously served in the role of Vice President Leasing from 2016 to 2021. In his role, Mr. Govan is responsible for AerCap’s leasing activities across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining AerCap, he worked in the Technical team at SMBC Aviation Capital, formerly RBS Aviation Capital, as VP Technical and was subsequently promoted to the role of SVP Airline Marketing, followed by SVP OEM Relations. Mr. Govan began his aviation career as an Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Apprentice at Lufthansa Technik, formerly Shannon Aerospace, where he qualified as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician in 1992.